Benefits of Calcium Not Only For Teeth & Bones

When compared with other minerals, the amount of calcium in our body have a greater number. However, during this time a lot of people know ...

When compared with other minerals, the amount of calcium in our body have a greater number. However, during this time a lot of people know calcium is only to help maintain strong bones and healthy teeth, are also useful for preventing osteoporosis. All of these things are not wrong, because 99% of the calcium in the body is stored in bones and teeth. However, the usefulness of calcium more than that. Calcium is one of the major nutrients needed by the body to cope with health problems such as high blood pressure, heart attack, premenstrual syndrome and colon cancer. Calcium also supports the activities of enzymes, hormones, nerves, muscles, and blood clots. Calcium in the blood even be a measure of balance calcium levels throughout the body, which is determined by parathyroid hormone.

To meet the needs of the calcium in our body, the body will take it from the food we eat everyday. If the food does not contain enough calcium to meet the needs of the body, then the body will take the calcium contained in our bones, so that bones can be regarded as the body's calcium reserves. and if this happens in the long term then maybe we will suffer from osteoporosis in old days later.

We are always advised to take calcium supplements to reduce the risk of osteoporosis if we do not consume enough calcium-rich foods. However, according to a new meta-analysis, this recommendation has been questioned by some researchers.

Meta-analysis published in the British Medical Journal sparked debate among scientists. A group of researchers from University of Auckland in New Zealand, analyzed the data that already exists, which examined the effects of calcium and vitamin D supplementation of heart problems in 29,000 postmenopausal women. They concluded that calcium supplements (with or without vitamin D) increases the risk of heart attack by 25 percent and stroke by 15 percent. These findings indicate that the risk of heart problems outweigh the potential benefits of taking calcium supplements.